Lume 3 was released - Adolfina Casás
by Óscar Otero
17 min read
After launching Lume 2 almost a year and a half ago, a new major version of Lume is here!
This version is dedicated to all Galician cantareiras and pandereteiras—women who sing and play the tambourine (or pandeireta), one of the most important instruments in Galician traditional music. One of these cantareiras was Adolfina Casás Rama (1912-2009), an ancestor of my friend Miriam Casás. She worked in agriculture, where she often sang. She was known for her wit and the variety of styles employed.
Thanks to the recollidas, where musicians and musicologists recorded these traditional songs sung by anonymous women, we can now enjoy this musical heritage performed by contemporary musicians with innovative arrangements.
Some examples include Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre, Xosé Lois Romero & Aliboria, and Berrogüetto (apologies for the video quality, but I really love that song).
For more disruptive artists, check out Tanxugueiras or Baiuca.